Kathy Dahlkemper
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| Erie County Executive | |
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Assumed office January 6, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Barry Grossman |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Phil English |
| Succeeded by | Mike Kelly |
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Kathleen Ann Steenberge December 10, 1957 Erie, Pennsylvania United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Dan Dahlkemper; 5 children |
| Residence | Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (B.S.) |
| Occupation | Landscaping contractor, clinical dietitian |
Kathleen Ann Dahlkemper (née Steenberge; born December 10, 1957) is an American politician. She was elected the county executive of Erie County, Pennsylvania in 2013 and served as U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 2009 to 2011.
Dahlkemper was born Kathleen Ann Steenberge in Erie, one of seven children of Carl W. and M. Janet Clarke Steenberge. She graduated in 1982 from Edinboro State College (now Edinboro University of Pennsylvania) with a degree in dietetics. After graduating, she worked for more than 20 years as a clinical dietician, first briefly in Houston, Texas and later in the Erie area. Since 1997, she has been part-owner, human resources manager and special projects director of Dahlkemper Landscape Architects and Contractors, a major landscaping firm in the area. She is a co-founder/director of the Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park.
Dahlkemper was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. She supported the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy for the Armed Forces, and was a co-sponsor of the Employee Free Choice Act also known as "Card Check". Dahlkemper identifies herself as pro-life, and was the "Hall of Fame" Award recipient at the 2009 Conference of Democrats for Life of America. Dahlkemper supported the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, an anti-abortion amendment to America's Affordable Health Care Act of 2009 (HR 3962), but later voted in favor of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act after President Obama issued an Executive Order that barred the use of federal funds for abortions.
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